Abhishek Rawat, an actor, has taken a six-year break from television. After appearing in multiple episodes as the protagonist, he took a hiatus to explore cinema and web material. Furthermore, he was dissatisfied with the type of content he was producing.
“My last TV programme was Service Wali Bahu,” he adds on a visit to his birthplace of Lucknow (2015). I had avoided watching television for many years because I did not agree with the substance of everyday soap operas. I stopped watching them because of the topic. I’ve done all of that stuff, but as an artist, you like to do things that are more relatable.”
So, what prompted him to make a comeback? “There was no saas-bahu storey, plotting, carnage, magical themes, gigantic havelies, or unbelievable gowns in the performance.” Kaamnaa is about a simple loving couple who are torn apart by a serious disagreement. My character is an ordinary guy; however, my wife has lofty goals in life. As a result, this was a highly applicable notion in our daily lives.”
According to the Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo actor, television is changing as a result of films and web-shows. “In cinema, we’re developing films like Bareilly Ki Barfi and Dum Laga Kar Haisha, which depict real-life Indian tales and settings.” OTT took it a step further by including actual content about everyday people. Now, I see TV straying slightly from its successful formula and experimenting with new and relatable programming. OTT is unquestionably posing a challenge to television.”
During his break, he watched movies and watched online programmes. “I made a film called Motichoor Chaknachoor in which I played a good comedy part, and I was in Bhoot…: In the film The Haunted Ship, I portrayed an officer. I was the lead in two seasons of the online series Married Women Diaries, which was set in a really unique time period. I also worked on some episodic series.
